The first three chapters of Part VI begin with Shackleton and his five man crew making their way for South Georgia. Within the first two days they are making good mileage, but unfortunately they enter parts of the ocean that have 150 to 200 miles per hour wind. The wind turns against them and it begins to rain. The crew has to pump water out of their boat, they live in terrible eating and sleeping conditions, and they have to melt and break ice that forms over the Caird. This section ends with their anchor being torn from the boat.
"The damage to Worsley's navigational book by the constant soaking was an even more serious problem. The destruction of these books could mean losing the way across this forsaken waste of ocean." This quote found on page 228 is important because if the navigational books are destroyed then the Caird will never make it to South Georgia. This quote shows how significant Worsley's books are. This quote reminds me of the time my water heater broke a year or two ago. The water from the water heater leaked and soaked boxes that were stored in my basement. My parents spent a few days trying to dry out the important contents in the boxes.
On page 232 I found a passage that says, "Worsley was on watch and he immediately sent McCarthy to awaken Shackleton, who hurried aft." In this sentence, "Worsley" is the antecedent to the pronoun "he".
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